Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Groovie Goolies" in English language version.
The guys at Filmation created this concept, The Groovie Goolies, and they were basically characters that were similar to the old Frankenstein, Wolfman, Dracula, and The Mummy characters that you saw in the old Universal movies. They weren't quite because it wasn't a Universal show, but we went as far as we legally could.
We had put Scooby-Doo on the air in the late '60s that turned out to be a smash hit. And I thought if anybody's gonna rip off the horror idea, it should be us.
Groovie Goolies was one of the more famed cartoons to feature a forced laugh track, so I was surprised when the episodes played without this. While the laughs were faked and sounded desperate anyway, it would have been nice to have the option of laughs on or off here, though oddly a handful of shows do have them.
The highest rated children's program in its premiere season, receiving a 54 per cent audience share, Sabrina and The Groovie Goolies spelled a death knell for its highly touted educational competition, ABC's Curiosity Shop and NBC's Take a Giant Step.
Filmation packaged for worldwide syndication their own collection of previous cartoon hits: "Groovie Goolies", "The Adventures of Waldo Kitty", "Lassie's Rescue Rangers", "The New Adventures of Gilligan", "My Favorite Martians" and 18 half-hour combinations of "M.U.S.H.", "Fraidy Cat" and "Wacky and Packy".
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)My biggest selling record was one I produced myself under the name Daddy Dewdrop. Although I only had one hit under this name I did end up on the wall of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the One Hit Wonders room.
At this point "Daffy Duck And Porky Pig Meet The Groovie Goolies" turns into a live action film with real actors. This sequence is missing on the European VHS tapes. It was edited and cut out of the special together with a short close up of Foghorn Leghorn, Pepe Le Pew and Sylvester with his famous words: "Sufferin' succotash!".
Sept. 12, 1971 – The Groovie Goolies – Featured replay episodes from the previous season however, The Groovie Goolies moved to the CBS Sunday morning schedule.
